County Extension

Each winter, a group of strangers come together in a class of novice gardeners hoping to become Master Gardeners. A new dimension has been added to this year’s class, one of outreach into the community. This year’s class voted to work on the “secret garden” at Ocean Trail Convalescent Center in Southport.

Brunswick County 4-H, sponsored by the North Carolina Cooperative Extension, will offer a variety of activities, field trips and day camps for children ages 5-19 through the 4-H Summer Enrichment Program, Passport to Adventure. This summer is full of fun, educational activities for youth to participate in beginning June 13.

If you are thinking of putting in a lawn to cover an area of ground, you may want to consider planting some groundcovers instead. Groundcovers are plants that spread across the ground but do not grow tall, so no cutting is required.